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Iowa Double Gold Derby
BP CARTELS POLICY
by Michael Cusortelli
BP Cartels Policy, the fastest qualifier and 1-2 favorite, led at every call en route to a 3/4-length victory in the $66,660 Iowa Double Gold Derby at
Prairie Meadows on Aug. 29.
Racing for John Lawless of Ankeny, Iowa, BP
Cartels Policy went 400 yards in :19.700 and earned a 93 speed index under cloudy skies and on a track labeled “good.” Stormy Smith rode the bay gelding for trainer Brent Clay.
BP Cartels Policy was coming off of a 3/4-length win in the second of two trials on Aug. 15. The gelding has won six of 13 starts, and the $26,664 winner’s share of the Iowa Double Gold Derby purse pushed his bankroll to $176,579. The gelding’s two career stakes victories include a 1-length score in last year’s Iowa Double Gold Futurity-G1.
BP Cartels Policy was bred by Bill Price of Thackerville, Oklahoma. The gelding is 1/2-brother to BP First Class, the winner of last year’s $30,000 Autumn Handicap for 2 year olds at Los Alamitos, BP Cartels Policy is one of seven winners from as many starters produced by the winning 9-year-old mare Marys Southernpolicy.
Terry and Mary Louise Pursel’s Fortune In A Wagon (Pyc Paint Your Wagon-Fortune Six Hundred) ran 2nd. The stakes-winning filly was ridden by Jorge Torres for trainer Randy Hill. The Big Time (Bigtime Favorite-Bosanova Baby) finished 3rd for owner Irene Velasquez, who also bred the bay gelding. David Brown rode The Big Time for trainer Verle Bohner. Followed by Your Just Jesse (Jesse James Jr-Leadmetoyourladder), Dashing Tee (Volcom-Dashing Dion), Painted Summer (Pyc Paint Your Wagon-Summertime Runaway), Pymp Your Wagon (Pyc Paint Your Wagon-Yawls Spreadn Rumors), MGA Painted Time (Pyc Paint Your Wagon- Time For Wilena), CR Wagon Man (Pyc Paint Your Wagon-LW Evening Lajolla) & Squeakie Wagon (Pyc Paint Your Wagon-Pipsqueak Shazoom).
James Isaac Hobbs Stakes-G2
BP HIT THE BIGTIME
by Michael Cusortelli
Sent to post at odds of 10-1, BP Hit The Bigtime responded with a convincing 1-length win in the $55,360 James Isaac Hobbs Stakes-G2 at Zia Park on Sept. 20.
BP Hit The Bigtime went 350 yards in :17.479 and earned a 94 speed index under jockey Felipe Garcia-Luna. Joaquin Lopez prepped the four-year- old gelding for owner Top Roustabouts and Backhoe Service of Midland, Texas.
BP Hit The Bigtime was making his first start since Oct. 25, 2014, when he ran second in the 400-yard $121,680 QHRAI Derby at Indiana Grand near Indianapolis. He has won four of six starts, and the $33,000 winner’s share of the James Isaac Hobbs Stakes purse pushed his bankroll to $113,648.
BP Hit The Bigtime was bred by Bill B. Price of Thackerville, Oklahoma, a longtime breeder whose homebreds have included 2002 Champion A Real Man and 2012 All American Futurity-G1 finalist
BP Cartels Alibi. BP Hit The Bigtime is one of three winners from six starters foaled by JA Fast Lady, a 12-year-old mare who won the ’05 Valley Junction Futurity-G2. BP Hit The Bigtime is a 1/2-brother to the stakes-placed gelding BP Valliant Man. BP Hit The Big Time’s third dam, the winning mare My Ladys Alibi, was graded stakes placed in Texas in 1996.
Top Roustabouts and Backhoe Service and Lopez were also represented by Royal Fast Jess (Jess Zoomin- Royal Fast Woman), 2nd under Efrain Vigi . La Feliz Montana Ranch’s Bogart (Corona Cartel-Jess Genuine) was 3rd under Sergio Rodriguez for trainer Joel Valeriano Jr. Followed by Wonderboy (Shazoom-First Place Queen), Jesszoomtothefinish (Zoomin For Bux- Turn To Jess), William Teller (Teller Cartel-Algonquin), Missourian (Sweet First Down-Ally Bye Bye), Quemados Version (Winners Version-A Royal Lead), Last Man Standin (Jodys Money Pop-La Jollas Game) & Llano Cartel (Teller Cartel-Eyesa Lil Cuervo).
Lubbock Stakes-G3
EAGLE ON THE FLY
by Danny Camp
New Mexico - the Land of Enchantment - is enchanting indeed. It’s where a horse can suc- ceed despite public opinion. Eagle On The Fly was
not expected to win the 400-yard $55,360 Lubbock Stakes at Zia Park on Oct. 3, but the 3-year-old bay filly showed a heart and scored her first stakes victory.
Eagle On The Fly stepped away from the 10-post under Larry Gamez for the 6th call from the gates. Although the jockey was aboard the filly for the first time, he seemed to know her well. A single tap from the right handed whip and they edged past their rivals, crossing the wire 1/2-length in front and trip- ping the timer at :19.344 to earn a 97 speed index.
The $33,000 first place money takes Eagle On The Fly’s bankroll to $204,964. Her record now stands at
7 wins from 13 races, and she’s won her last 2 out of
3. Last year, Eagle On The Fly was 2nd in the Hobbs America Futurity-G2, 3rd in the Rainbow Futurity-G1, and 4th in the Sunland Park Winter Futurity-G2.
Eagle On The Fly is owned by Martin C. Ybarra
Jr. & trained by Umberto Belloc. Bred in Texas by Christine Hudson, the filly is the 1st stakes winner out of Ladys Heart Of Gold. The unraced mare has pro- duced 6 winners/ROM/starters. All have earned black- type, including her top earner One Fabulous Eagle, who ran second in this year’s All American Futurity-G1.
Alis Jumpn (Jumpn-Gloria In Red) was 2nd under Hector Aldrete for Eloy Humberto Pena & trainer Adam A. Tapia. Kateillac (Fury Of The Wind-Wildkate) was 3rd under Jose Montoya for owner/trainer Jose C Aguilera. Followed by Design Tobe A Winner (Winners Version-Designers Splash), This Candys Awesome (Pyc Paint Your Wagon-Jess Send Candy) This Candys Salty (Pyc Paint Your Wagon-Salt Lake Spitty), One Famous Swinger (One Famous Eagle-Swingin Cartel), Kerrys Wave Carver (Wave Carver-Kerrys Lil Jess), DQ’d from 8th to 9th This Lady Is On Fire (Walk Thru Fire-Fitness Lady) & Ncc Firefly (Furyofthewind-Jaded Lady).
Prairie Meadows • $66,660 400 yards • :19.700 • si 93
Corona Cartel
Dashing Mariah
Shazoom
Marys Southernpolicy
Cartel Success BP CARTELS POLICY, ’12 g.
Southern Policy
Zia Park • $55,360 350 yards • :17.479 • si 94
Corona Cartel
Dashing Mariah Heza Fast Man Ja Codas Pride
Cartel Success BP HIT THE BIGTIME, ’11-g.
JA Fast Lady
Zia Park • $55,360 400 yards • :19.344 • si 97
Mr Jess Perry
One Famous Eagle
EAGLE ON THE FLY, ’12-f.
Strawfly Special
Ladys Heart Of Gold
One Famous Eagle
Strength Of Heart
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